Prisoners & Detainees
Gaza flotilla activist nears death on 39th day of hunger strike
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Wael Naouar, a Gaza Sumud Flotilla activist, has been hospitalised in Tunisia as his hunger strike enters its 39th day and his condition deteriorates, Al Jazeera English reported. The flotilla organisation said he is on the verge of death.
Naouar's strike began over his detention in a Tunisian jail. The Gaza Sumud Flotilla, which organises aid missions to Gaza, has not disclosed the charges against him or other details of his case.
